And yes, we have received this accusation on multiple occasions, hilariously

He's satirizing the accusation that Headphones.com, he, and I have been paid to shill for B&K, thus our interest in the 5128.

Is everyone getting paid for this except me?

I see. Is there a reason you wanted to use that design in particular?

Wait, are those my mics? How did you get my mics? *I* don't even have one of those mics at the moment

I am aware that taking Dunbar's number as some kind of deterministic limit is bro science, and that isn't my point; my point is that I've observed different social dynamics in communities << and >1000.

To be clear, tiny towns aren't everyone holding hands and being friends; there are no grudges like small town grudges. But there's a certain social cohesion you get when everyone knows everyone else's parents.

Who said it was professional? I've sent and received silicone pinnae on a purely hobby basis before!

I will only add this myth to my powerpoint if Todd Welti sends me a KEMAR-compatible copy of his actual pinna.

That's what the analysis of their product by an independent lab did, functionally. I am not certain if Flare understand that this is not the same thing as the ear "adding distortion" - i spent some time trying to explain this to them, but it seems that they're still making that claim

Not sure, but it has been the basis of claims they've made in the past that their concha-resonanxe-defeaters lower distortion. I'll email it to you

I had a protracted dialogue with the brand's owners, including a critical assessment of their white paper. My ultimate conclusion is that they are not *willfully* misrepresenting their product, but lack the knowledge of physics to understand what it is actually doing.

To the same extent I ever was - i log on to post a stupid thought every month or two, and talk to my coworkers and you.

I think that's true for literally every headphone show person - you are literally the sole reason I have an account on this site

Mind showing 5-10 placements overlaid?

They're super cheap on Amazon too! Spend the $8 and save the $100, every time

Between the latter two 😛

Realistically, both are very good and very overrated, given that they're the only two composers most people can name off the top of their heads.